NCS News

The second course in our Moodle training series is finally ready and waiting. This takes on from where MMM1 left of, and takes the teacher into new realms, showing how to prepare and upload resources such as Microsoft PowerPoint and Word into Moodle.
As with MMM1 it’s fully hands on, with lots of video walkthroughs to [...]

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The 25th of January is celebrated as Burns’ Night here in Scotland.All around the country (and in may parts of the world) a haggis will be addressed, whisky will be drunk, the lassies will be toasted and Robert Burns’ words will be recited with passion. Here’s a new web site to give you a flavour [...]

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Adult education classes have taken a battering in recent years. Can the new minister reverse the trend? Full story in the Guardian…

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Development of our new online magazine continues apace. The Desert Archaeologist Howard Middleton-Jones has joined our contributors and we are looking forward to running stories about his work studying Coptic culture in Egypt. His journey has taken him from the Western Desert to discussions with religious leaders around the world and we hope to have [...]

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2008 brings some new additions to our course catalogue. Early in the year sees the start of Understanding Journalism. Course tutor Krys Wareing will introduce students to the world of journalism. She has worked in many areas of media including local and national newspapers and will help students to decide if they have what it [...]

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Do employers rate qualifications gained online as highly as those achieved by traditional methods? Join the discussion with the Clarion Ledger.

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US News offers some good advice for online learners, timely advice with 3.5 million learning in cyberspace. Full article.

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An example of how students are using online learning to augment or replace classroom activities. Read the full story in the Olympian.

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